Man has always dreamed about living for as long as possible and, if he must grow old, that he might do so as late and as painlessly as possible. "Not decrepit nor senile!" seems to be the challenge for generations like ours whose life expectancy just keeps on getting longer. So what exactly are the current discoveries and theories that might one day allow us to alter the complex process of ageing, to slow down its effects and perhaps even to help us live longer?

"A Lasting Lust For Life" tells the story of a woman in her early sixties who takes a sometimes humorous approach to investigating the reasons behind the ageing process and the various possible ways of slowing it down. She has a notebook in which she writes down her observations. She goes to meet the researchers and laboratories that are tracking down the molecules involved in ageing.